S.J News• [Aug 13, 2012]

S.J News• [Aug 13, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ INEC: Issuance of chip-based permanent voter cards to begin before end of 2012 -Prof Attahiru Jega (INEC Chairman). Shootout: Joint Task Force kills no fewer than 20 suspected Boko Haram members during raid in Maiduguri hideout; 1 soldier killed. London 2012: Medal drought for Nigeria in 2012 London Olympic; N2.3bn released by FG; 51athletes participated. Crude Oil Term Contract: Femi Falana (Human rights lawyer) threatens to sue Andrew Yakubu (GMD, NNPC) if information requested by Oil & Gas Publications Ltd isn't disclosed. FG Projects: Over N1trn needed for completion of 168 ongoing projects; Ministry’s annual budgetary allocations of N140bn insufficient -Mike Onolememen (Minister of Works). UBA: Mrs Rose Ada Okwechime (MD Abbey Building Society) & Mrs Owanari Duke appointed to board of United Bank for Africa (UBA). 2012 Olympic: United States defeats Spain to win men’s basketball gold @ Olympic; US 107-100 Spain. Egyptian Advisers: President Mohamed Mursi sends Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi (Defense Minister) & Lt Gen Sami Anan (Chief of Staff) into retirement.